The "big E" sunk in world war II

bard32

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correct me if I am wrong but near the end the world war II, the USS Enterprise was nearly sunk by Kamikaze planes, but what if it had been sunk? the ship has been viewed by many as the most famous aircraft carrier of the war, how would it have been viewed if it was sunk?

You're not wrong. The Enterprise was almost sunk three times during World
War II. However, the Japanese didn't sink her because she was counterflooded
and her damage control and gun crews were able to defend her.
 
Wasnt there some sort of attempt to save the Enterprise after WW2 as a floating museum or something, my facts are a little hazy and of the cuff as it were, but didnt she have something incredible like 19 battle stars?

Re Star Trek, it was an American series for Americans so it would be Americentric. Imagine the French equivalent - Star Trek the next surrender:D
 
Wasnt there some sort of attempt to save the Enterprise after WW2 as a floating museum or something, my facts are a little hazy and of the cuff as it were, but didnt she have something incredible like 19 battle stars?
it never understood why it wasn't turned into a floating museum
 
Wasnt there some sort of attempt to save the Enterprise after WW2 as a floating museum or something, my facts are a little hazy and of the cuff as it were, but didnt she have something incredible like 19 battle stars?

19 Battlestars ? Now that reminds me of something...

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ninebucks

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The America-centricness of Star Trek ship names has always annoyed me, it just doesn't make sense in the context of the Federation Star Fleet.

The name 'Enterprise' is exceptional though, seeing as the explanation given as that its name refers to the Human enterprise, and how our species has achieved so much against the odds.

Imagine the French equivalent - Star Trek the next surrender:D

Shut up.
 
Re Star Trek, it was an American series for Americans so it would be Americentric. Imagine the French equivalent - Star Trek the next surrender:D

Correct, and an American produced TV show by American TV people with little historical knowledge (other than Rodennberry and later Moore).

But FTR from by memory non US names in actual episodes;
USS Hood (pilot and several times later)
USS Ajax
USS Repulse (which according Star Trek writers was sunk at the battle of Midway)
USS Yamato
SS Garigan
USS Defiant (ok there wasn't a HMS Defiant but they thought there was...)
USS Kyushu
USS Korolev
USS Exeter
USS Potemkin
USS Sutherland (let's hear for Hornblower)
USS Akagi
USS Fearless...

Trivia, Gene went with Enterprise because the ENTEPRISE was an instantly recognizable ship name, both the WW II CV and the new Nuclear carrier (biggest in the world at the time). Later he engage in some revision by caming he pick because the name ENTERPRISE has proud history in both the Royal and US Navys (true), but not what he said 67.
 
What I always thought was stranger and more Yank-wank was the use of "USS". This is way more American as it implies the show's creators saw a direct linkage between the US Navy and the federation space fleet.

I was about 15 when the very first "Star Trek" series came out and, in the 1960's, it seemed a very natural thing to imagine this future federation of planets and its space fleet (based in San Fransico) to be a direct descendant of the USA and its military traditions. After all, except for the Soviet Union, what other nation in 1965 could feasibly be seen as the founder of a space-faring future. Good for us that we decided to take a few Japanese, Russians, and Africans (I never knew if Uhuru was supposed to be African or American, however) along with us, right?
 
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